The gap between society and the polar regions is a huge distance symbolized here: The vast expanse of Greenland as seen from the Arctic Circle Trail, where ill-equipped or ill-prepared visitors have to be rescued time and again. (Photo: Destination Arctic Circle...
Local and Indigenous Arctic communities rely on subsistence hunting and fishing for thousands of years. Photo: Julia Hager In a two-part article, guest author and Professor Doaa Abdel-Motaal discusses food security in the Arctic, Today, PolarJournal is publishing the...
Cape Digby, in the north of the eastern side of the Courbet peninsula in the Kerguelen archipelago. Image: Laura Charlanne / French Polar Institute Southern elephant seals don’t fast completely during the drastic moulting period, but they could very well go in...
Innait Inuksiutilirijiit transmit a wide board of traditional knowledge that are still relevant and useful for the young generation. Image: Department of Education In Nunavut schools, Elders teach children and teenagers traditional Inuit knowledge and skills. In...
Hunting narwhals in East Greenland will be allowed to continue at the same rate in 2024, according to a consultation by Greenland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Hunting. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The population of narwhals in East Greenland is far from stable,...